Video Library

Civil legal assistance is about making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families. These videos feature clients, lawyers, justices and judges, and program officials on the importance of civil legal aid in finding solutions and strengthening communities.

Washington, DC - September 14, 2014. Remarks by United States Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, with an introduction by Martha Minow, LSC Board Vice Chair and Dean of Harvard Law School.

Panel: Creation of LSC

Washington, DC - September 14, 2014. This discussion sets the backdrop for the conference. LSC was created with bipartisan support that reflected a national, nonpartisan commitment to access to justice and the rule of law. Moderated by Alexander D. Forger, former Partner and Chairman, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, the panelists include: Thomas Ehrlich, first President of LSC, Visiting Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education; Mickey Kantor, former United States Secretary of Commerce, former LSC staff member, and Partner, Mayer Brown; Justice Earl Johnson (ret.), 2nd Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity Legal Services Program and historian, Visiting Scholar the USC Gould School of Law; Terry Lenzner, former Director of the Legal Services Program of the Office of Economic Opportunity; Judge David Tatel, former General Counsel of LSC, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Washington, DC - September 16, 2014. Although business leaders may not seem obvious experts in civil legal services for low-income individuals, CEOs of leading companies know the importance to our economy of access to justice and the rule of law. Moderated by LSC Board Vice Chair Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School, panelist include: Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Kenneth Frazier, CEO, Merck; David Rubenstein, CEO, Carlyle Group; and Arne Sorenson, CEO, Marriott International.

Law Schools and Acces to Justice

Washington, DC - September 15, 2014. Moderated by Peter Keisler (Moderator), former Acting U.S. Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, panelists include: Dean Ken Gormley, Dean and Professor, Duquesne Law; Dean David Levi, Duke Law; Dean Martha Minow, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Dean Blake D. Morant, The George Washington University Law School and Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law, and President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools; Dean Robert Post, Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Dean Margaret Raymond, University of Wisconsin Law School; Dean Michael H. Schill, Dean and Harry N. Wyatt Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School; Dean Deanell R. Tacha, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law, Pepperdine School of Law; and Dean William Treanor, Executive Vice President and Dean, Georgetown Law Center.

Washington, DC - September 16, 2014. This panel of corporate general counsel will focus on their own businesses’ involvements in civil legal aid in their communities, what they are seeing and experiencing first hand, and their partnerships with law firms and legal service providers to bring talent and innovation to the delivery of quality legal services for low-income people. Moderated by Ronald S. Flagg, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, LSC, panelists include: Darryl Bradford, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Exelon; Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, Cisco; Brackett Denniston, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, General Electric; Ivan Fong, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 3M; Lucy Lee Helm, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Starbucks; and Max W. Laun, Vice President and General Counsel, Alcoa.

Panel: Clients We Serve - Personal Accounts of Impact Legal Aid

Washington, DC - September 16, 2014. Moderated by LSC Board Member Julie Reiskin, four clients who have been served by LSC-funded legal aid programs will describe how their lives were changed by the assistance they received.

Panel: Expanding and Diversifying Sources of Funding

Washington, DC - September 15, 2014. Diversifying and expanding funding can increase a legal aid program’s reach, expand access to justice, enlist new allies and advocates, and reduce the risk of dependence on only a few funders. This panel discussion will focus on how to identify potential new funders and how to build and strengthen relationships with existing funders. Moderated by Jim Sandman, LSC President, the panelists include: Michael Brown, Co-Founder and CEO, City Year; Steve Gottlieb, Executive Director, Atlanta Legal Aid Society; Karen Lash, Acting Senior Counsel for Access to Justice, Department of Justice; Mary McClymont, President, Public Welfare Foundation; and Betty Balli Torres, Executive Director, Texas Access to Justice Foundation.

Panel: Reflections on the Past and Predictions for the Future. The View from the Frontlines

LSC Board of Directors Meetings

Albany, NY - October 6, 2014. Moderated by former LSC President Helaine Barnett, the panelists include: Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, New York Court of Appeals; Chief Justice Paul L. Reiber, Vermont Supreme Court; and the Honorable Fern Fisher, Director, New York State Courts Access to Justice Program & Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for New York City Courts.